Latest in Surveillance & Privacy
-
The Lawfare Podcast: Justin Sherman on the FTC Settlement with Location Data Broker X-Mode
What are the implications of the recent FTC action against data brokers? -
Surveillance-by-Design in Proposed Amendments to the U.K. Investigatory Powers Act
The U.K. government is considering making significant changes to its primary government surveillance authority, the Investigatory Powers Act. Some of those changes are ill advised and will negatively imp... -
An International Path Forward on National Security Access to Personal Data
National security agencies should turn their commitment to accountability in handling personal data into an international legal framework. -
The Most Critical Elements of the FTC’s Health Breach Rulemaking
The FTC is pursuing rulemaking around health data security and privacy. Here’s why it matters -
The Year That Was (2023)
The issues—and Lawfare coverage—that kept our editors up at night in 2023. -
When You Roam, You’re Not Alone
A fix is long overdue for one of the most extensive, yet lesser-known surveillance risks of our age: the technical vulnerabilities at the heart of the world’s mobile communications networks. -
The Right to Reality
AI-generated content might cause the marketplace of ideas to fail. Recognition of the right to reality might safeguard space for democratic deliberation. -
The House Judiciary Committee’s Bipartisan Disaster
The House Judiciary Committee’s 702 reauthorization would be reauthorization in name only. It’s a repeal of one of the nation’s key intelligence authorities. -
Expanding the Reverse Targeting Prohibition: A Back Door Repeal of 702?
While much of the 702 reauthorization debate has focused on the U.S. person query issue, another potential change—reverse targeting—could effectively repeal the authority. -
The House Seeks to Crown a (Section 702) Queen
Unpacking the competing bills and the unusual legislative maneuver central to this week’s House vote on Section 702 reauthorization. -
The Expiration Date on Privacy Protections for Americans Abroad
The FISA sunset debate isn’t just about Section 702. It’s also about the rights of Americans when outside the U.S. -
The Vulnerability and Protection of Student Data
Student data contains important information on minors and young adults, but the regulations protecting student data are not comprehensive.


